Valentine's Day cocktail: The Midtown

Looking for a festive red cocktail for Valentine's Day? Whether you're mixing one up for a hot date or reveling in your singlehood and plan to cuddle up by the fireplace and watch The Notebook, this vegan cocktail recipe is the perfect drink for the occas

Looking for a festive red cocktail for Valentine's Day? Whether you're mixing one up for a hot date or reveling in your singlehood and plan to cuddle up by the fireplace and watch The Notebook, this vegan cocktail recipe is the perfect drink for the occasion. You can thank the Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel in New York for giving us their secret drink recipe.

Looking for a festive red cocktail for Valentine's Day? Whether you're mixing one up for a hot date or reveling in your singlehood and plan to cuddle up by the fireplace and watch The Notebook, this vegan cocktail recipe is the perfect drink for the occasion. You can thank the Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel in New York for giving us their secret drink recipe.

Valentine's Day cocktail: The Midtown

Serves 1

Ingredients:

5 fresh raspberries- muddle

1/4 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice (or juice from half a lemon)

2 ounces sweetened chamomile tea

1-1/2 ounces bourbon (Maker’s Mark is vegan)

Rose petal or lemon slice

Directions:

Place raspberries in a cocktail shaker and muddle with a wooden spoon.

Add lemon juice, tea, and bourbon. Add ice and shake vigorously.

Strain cocktail into a snifter glass and garnish with a rose petal or lemon slice.